The LAPD said it took steps to prevent unruly crowds from engaging in the type of violence that had marred previous Lakers championships.

Authorities asked LA Live officials not to show the game on the large outdoor screens in the plaza, police said, and officers and fire inspectors enforced occupancy codes in crowded bars and restaurants in the area.

"In the past the big screens and the crowds that gather outside have been problematic. We've had fights, we've had drinking," LAPD Cmdr. Andrew Smith told The Times.